How the Gut Finishes Healing Itself October 11, 2023 Understanding how organs wrap up self-repair could lead to safer regenerative therapies
An AI Tool That Can Help Forecast Viral Variants October 11, 2023 EVEscape predicts future viral mutations, new variants using evolutionary, biological information
Strep Molecule Illuminates Cancer Immune Therapies October 6, 2023 Molecule also could help explain origins of certain enigmatic autoimmune diseases
HMS Researcher to Lead $104 Million Federal Project Tackling Antibiotic Resistance September 27, 2023 Effort aims to develop technology to transform diagnosis, treatment of bacterial infections
How the Heart Starts Beating September 27, 2023 Researchers discover that heart cells in developing zebrafish start beating suddenly and all at once
Harvard Medical School Microbiome Researcher Receives Top Science Award September 19, 2023 Dennis Kasper named recipient of the 2024 Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize
A Fourth of U.S. Health Visits Now Delivered by Non-Physicians September 14, 2023 Health care provided by nurse practitioners and physician assistants expected to rise
Scientists Explain a Glitch in the (Extracellular) Matrix September 13, 2023 Worm study provides clues about protective cell coats
Scientists Discover Previously Unknown Way Cells Break Down Proteins August 24, 2023 The mechanism degrades short-lived proteins that support brain and immune functions
How Neurons Grow Comfortable in Their Own Skin August 23, 2023 Sensory neurons develop customized nerve endings based on cues from the skin, study in mice suggests
Artificial Intelligence Beyond the Clinic August 15, 2023 AI is reshaping medicine, but its impact on other scientific fields could be even more profound
The Most Important Question About Long COVID August 9, 2023 And why answering it holds the key to treating and preventing this condition and others like it